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The Amateur Bands in Canada The qualifications for all HF operation will be changed around March 2001 at this time the 12 wpm will be dropped and anyone who has 5 wpm cw will be grandfathered into the use of all HF bands. The following table, is a representation of the Canadian Amateur Radio Band Plan, as of July, 1999. I have taken the liberty of copying this bandplan from the RAC home page. More information on the Canadian Band Plan can be obtained from the RAC's Band Plan web page at http://www.rac.ca/bandplan.htm. Frequency (MHz) Lower edge Frequency (MHz) Upper edge Maximum Bandwidth Qualifications 1.8 2.0 6 kHz B and 5 3.5 4.0 6 kHz B and 5 7.0 7.3 6 kHz B and 5 10.1 10.15 1 kHz B and 5 14.0 14.350 6 kHz B and 5 18.068 18.168 6 kHz B and 5 21.0 21.450 6 kHz B and 5 24.890 24.990 6 kHz B and 5 28.0 29.7 20 kHz B and 5 50.0 54.0 30 kHz B 144 148 30 kHz B 220 225 100 kHz B 430 450 12 MHz B ** 902 928 12 MHz B ** 1,240 1300 Not Specified B ** 2,300 2,450 Not Specified B ** 3,300 3,500 Not Specified B ** 5,650 5,925 Not Specified B ** 10,000 10,500 Not Specified B ** 24,000 24,050 Not Specified B 24,050 24,250 Not Specified B ** 47,000 47,200 Not Specified B 75,500 76,000 Not Specified B 76,000 81,000 Not Specified B ** 142,000 144,000 Not Specified B 144,000 149,000 Not Specified B ** 241,000 248,000 Not Specified B ** 248,000 250,000 Not Specified B Notes: "B" means an Amateur Operators Certificate with Basic Qualification "5" means an Amateur Operators Certificate with Morse Code (5 w.p.m.) Qualification Radio Amateurs are secondary users in the bands marked with asterisks **, and may not cause interference to primary users.

The Amateur Bands in the United States

The following table is a representation of the American Amateur Radio Band Plan, as of 1991.

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This page was last updated on 28 FEBRUARY 2001 by Mike Mailhiot.